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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabel Debre

Falcon tradition inspires passion in World Cup host Qatar

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Qatar has become a focal point for soccer since winning the right to host the World Cup. But another sport is flying high in the historic center of the capital, Doha, as over a million foreign fans flock to the tiny emirate: Falconry.

At the bustling Souq Waqif, a 100-year-old labyrinth marketplace in Doha, shops selling spices and souvenirs give way to stores — and even a state-of-the-art hospital — filled with the famed birds that have long inspired passion among Bedouin tribes.

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